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SECURITIES ALERT – Better Access to Capital for Listed Issuers? New Prospectus Exemption Proposed

Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently published a Notice and Request for Comment (the “Notice”) containing an update on the…

Better Access to Capital for TSXV Issuers? New Prospectus Exemption Proposed

By David J. Lowdon

The securities regulatory authorities in all jurisdictions except Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador (the participating jurisdictions) have recently…

Anti-Corruption Compliance: How well are your overseas agents behaving?

By Conor J. Cronin

On August 15, 2013, Nazir Karigar was convicted of bribing an Indian official in order to facilitate the execution of a multi-million dollar contract…

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall Proudly Supports the Branham 300 Launch Event

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall is proud to sponsor the 2014 Edition of the Branham 300 – Ottawa Launch event on TechTuesday, April 1, 2014.…

International Guidelines Aim to Ensure Fairness

By John Siwiec

  This article was originally published in the February 14, 2014 issue of the Lawyers Weekly published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. When parties and…

Supreme Court of Canada: Pension Benefits Not Deductible From Wrongful Dismissal Awards

By Karin Pagé

Canada’s highest court released an important decision last December (IBM Canada Limited v. Waterman, 2013 SCC 70) on whether pension benefits should be…

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall Lawyer Given Prestigious International Diversity Award

OTTAWA, February 24, 2014 – Ottawa law firm Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to announce that Barry Leon, Partner and…

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall Recognized as Top Employer

For the second consecutive year, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall is pleased to be recognized as a National Capital Region Top Employer. This annual…

Canada Ratifies World Bank’s Treaty on Investment Disputes

By John Siwiec

On December 1, 2013, Canada became the 150th country to join the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other…

Perlaw Reporter – December 2013

The December edition of the Perlaw Reporter is now available. Please click here to view.

Digital and Internet Age Meet the Law of Search and Seizure

By Margaret R. Truesdale

The title of this article is taken directly from the first sentence of the Supreme Court of Canada decision of R. v. Vu released November 7, 2013…

Firm Partner Speaks to National Magazine About What ICSID Means for Canada

On December 1, 2013, Canada became a member of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other…